02-07-2006, 12:21 AM | #1 |
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chinese discovered America first of "modern" natio
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183987,00.html
Gavin Menzies' work is worth reading. Whether his claims are true is unknown, but why some dismiss them out of hand is beyond me.
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02-07-2006, 01:03 AM | #2 |
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I've heard this theory before. I agree he presents a strong argument.
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02-07-2006, 02:48 AM | #3 |
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aren't polynesians and micronesians evidence enough that "primitive" people could zoom around on boats for thousands of miles?
It's just amazing. Who was that first guy who just sailed away into the unknown... |
02-07-2006, 03:35 AM | #4 |
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Somewhere near the end of the book of Alma, Helaman mentions Hagoth the adventurer, who sailed away and never was heard from again. President Kimball later said he believed Hagoth later filled the polynesian islands, or something like that.
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02-08-2006, 03:03 AM | #5 | |
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